Cask-faucet gage.



J. C. NEWMAN.

UASK PAUGBT GAGE.

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Patent@ Nov. 1910.

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J.' C. NEWMAN.

s UASK PAUGET GAGE.' APPLIoAnoN Hmm Hoy, 23, ma.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

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CASK-FAUCET GAGE.

f? i* i 2 iti. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application atedovembcr 23. 1908.

To fdl .Ir/tom it may concern.'

lie it known that l. .Tl mrs Nizu'xrxx. a citizen ot' the United State# and a resident of Detroit. in the eoent'v oi' VJa 'ne and State et Mirhigan. have invented a near and useful Cask faucet Gage, ot' .vhieh the following is a specification.

)lv invention relates to means ior determining the amount of liquid eouieuts of harrels. asks and other containers and its object is to nrovide an indicating device vrher' h v the contentl of a container will he readil)- kn ivnl hiv invention consists' in a vertical .dass tube and a graduated scale marked thereon or adjacent thereto, together with meann'hercthrough the contents of la container may flow into-this vertical glass tube and Patented Nov. 1910.

Serial No. 484.145.

container and is provided with arms to enibraee the tube. .ks ivill Le seen in Fig. 2 the levi-l of the lio-aid in the container can always be seen until the level is below the here ot' the intake end ot' the faucet.

li'iien a east to be tapped the tube S is diseouiweied trom the remainder ot'l the apparatus and the ianr-et is screwed into the bung-hole in the head. The 'tube is then rcpl.:=ed and the gland T i serena-tl dou-u to make a tight tit. Tlabraee l() niav then he secured in position. The stop cock 1 is then opened and the level ot the contents of the barrel .vill he indicated b v tht` height ot' the liquid in the tube S. lt' proper!)v grad- 'uatcd this tube .vill indicate the amount of liquid in the container. Bv noting the level of the liquid in connection with the graduations: ou the tube, abstraction of the contents can he easily detected and measured. v 7 these means the thett ot' contents otras-ksby employees is verv easily deter-mitad Instead of graduating the glass tube S, it, may bc desirable to secure a graduated scale adjacent thereto.' As shown in Fig. 5 a SO small plate 12 maybe secured between the stalling box t5 and the elbovv 5, which plate has a socket 13 into which the lovver end of through erhielt the contents of the container 2O may be dravvn ott.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is au elevation of a eask and with one torni 'ot' in v gage in position. Fig. Q i= a vertical transverse cros section ot theV Y ge and the 'connection to a faucet. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ot' a faucet and gage. Fig. 4.- 'Ls a small set-tion of the glass tube graduated to correspond to the amount ot' the contents.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of my improved the scale 14 may fit.

indicator. with a modified form of scale. Secured to the outer wall of staves 15 of S5 Figs. C and T are cross sections of the same the eontainer is a plate 16 having a slot to taken on the lines G-G and 7-7 respectively. receive the upper end yof the scale 14 and Fig. S is an elevation of the indicator and continues beyond this to receive the tube 8,

, mother forni of the gage. Fig. 9 is a cross which may be slidable vertically between the section on the line 9 9 of Fig. S. Fig. 1f) jaws 17, and is prevented from trembling or 90 is a view of the securing plate. Figs. 11 to Swinging. by said plate. `With this construcf 20 inclusive are details of various parts. tion a glass tube S, long enough for the larg- Similar reference characters refer to like est diameter, may be used and separatscales parts throughout the several views. 1i for the dili'erent sizes of the containers In the/,accompanying drawings 1 is the magsv be supplied. It will be noticed that` the 95 body of'a faucet of an v desirable type which scales 11 will be graduat" d for every difierscreivs into the head 2 of a container. sut-h ent size of Cask or container. as a Cask or barrel. A connection 3 provided Instead of plate 1Q extending toward the with a valve or cock l, screws into the bod)v rear it may extend laterally as in Fig. S and 1 of the faucet at any desirable point but have a round socket 19 to receive the 100 preferably in the bottom. A right angle rounded end of the polygonal scale 20. connection 5 receives the stuffing box (3 on This scale may be either square in cross secvvhieh is mounted the `gland 7. Between the tion as shown in Fig. E), triangular as shown stalling box and gland-is the usual packing in Fig. 11, hexagonal as shovvn in Fig. 12 or and into both the gland and stutiing box is even if desired the Scale rod may be round 105 secured a glass tube S which has a cap 9. as in Fig. 13. Any desirable number of If desired, this tube may be graduated as series of graduations may be placed on the shown in Fig. et. To hold the tube in posiscale rods so that any rod may be adaptable tion and to keep it from being broken a for a number of ditferentsizes of containers.

' bracket brace 10 is secured to the head of the The upper round end 21 of the rod fits into 11C` a sleeve 22 carried by a plate Q3 which can also be secured to the outside of the container as shown in Fig. 8. This. plate is provided With'jaws 24 between which is slidable the glass tube 8. u

To permit'free movement of the liquid in the glass tube the cap 9 is provided with the vent When the glass tube isproperly graduated or is provided with' a correctly graduated scale this mechanism may be ern- Apleyed for measuring the amounts of liquid drawn from easlgs or other containers. It will be noticed that with this construction only the usual bung-hole is required. By simply supplying new scales 14 this apparatus becomes applicable to every type of container in which the contents are of no higher level than the top of the glass tube. Any desirable metal may be employed for ihe fittings, and the scales may be formed of Wood with printed paper or metal strips secured thereto, of graduated Wood strips or o'metal or other materials as may be de- Another form of indicator is shown in Figs. lei, l5 and i6, Tie scales are tivo narrow strips :27 of any desirable materialyhelrl in place by the jaws 28 of the trough shaped plate 2Q. The lower end 33 of this plate is lat and is bent around tlie Gland 7 and is secured between the connection 5 and the gland. The upper end of the trough is formed with jaws 30 to hold the glass tube in position. A plate 31 extends to the Cask.

ln. Figs. l? to 20 inclusive are shown a valve and key to replace this valve in the hold it in posit-ion. A- washer 38 is Secured in the upper end of the bore of the bodv and lhas a slot 39 to admit the key 40. The valve has a round socket to receive the keyaud a pin 4l to tit the socket 42 in the key, whereby the valve may be turned. Any other forni may be given the key and socket. The position of the slot 39 in the Washer 38 determines the position of the passage 35 when the'key is-Witlirlrawn. Any other desirable key operated valve may be employed.

Haring new explained my inipio\-'ements,- what l c aim as my invention and desire to secure by Letter. "aient is In a container ge, the combination of a faueet, a connes-tion screwing into the body of the faueel', a valve in said connectin, an elbow at the 'free end of the oonneetion, a stuffingv box mounted on Suid elbows a Vertical glass tube resting in the stuing box, a plate secured between the stuliing hor; and elbow, a graduated scalo mounted on the plate and extending parallel to the lube, and means for bracing the upper end on the tube and scale.

ln testimony whereof, l have signed this speciticatiarn in the presence of two subscribing Witness-es.

JULIUS C.

NEWMAN, l Witnesses z Y EDWARD N. lAeELsEN, ELIZABETH M. BROWN. 

